woolgatherer

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Noun
  • The reports of his contemporaries conjure a wild cross between Don Quixote and Don Draper.
    Merve Emre, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
  • Sort of like if Don Quixote was 1/10th its length and about YouTube videos instead of chivalric romances.
    Teddy Wayne June 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • Eight decades in, Patti LaBelle represents the full spectrum of Black womanhood: the artist, the entrepreneur, the survivor, the family matriarch and the eternal optimist, who still believes her biggest achievements lie ahead.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 July 2025
  • In refreshing contrast, David Corenswet's Supes is the eternal optimist; an earnest Kansas farm boy who insists on seeing the best in humanity.
    EW Staff Published, EW.com, 11 July 2025
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“Woolgatherer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woolgatherer. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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